Ayam Goreng: Indonesian Fried Chicken (The National Standard)
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Description
Indonesian fried chicken is not Kentucky Fried Chicken. The technique is fundamentally different: Indonesian ayam goreng is BRAISED first in a spiced liquid (coconut milk or turmeric water), then deep-fried. The braising step serves three purposes that Western fried chicken's brine-and-batter approach does not achieve: it seasons the meat TO THE BONE (the spices penetrate during the slow braise), it partially cooks the chicken (the frying is a finishing step, not the entire cooking process), and it produces a completely different texture — no batter, no coating, just the chicken's own skin crisped to a shattering shell over meat that is falling-off-the-bone tender.
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The Thread
—Korean yangnyeom chicken (same braised-then-fried concept — different spice profile), Japanese karaage (marinated then fried — no braising step), Vietnamese gà chiên nước mắm (fish sauce fried chicken
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